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Vigil Honors Fourth and Final Victim of Ex-LAPD Officer

A vigil was held Tuesday evening for Detective Jeremiah MacKay, who died last week in a gun battle with an ex-LAPD officer bent on revenge killings of police officials. Beverly White reports from Yucaipa for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Feb. 19, 2013. (Published Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013)

A vigil was held Tuesday evening for Detective Jeremiah MacKay, who died last week in a gun battle with an ex-LAPD officer bent on revenge killings of police officials.

MacKay, 35, was a 15-year veteran of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. A husband and father of two young children, MacKay was shot and killed by Christopher Dorner on Feb. 12.

Rain and frigid temperatures did not stop hundreds of mourners from honoring the slain detective during a 6 p.m. outdoor candelight vigil at Yucaipa Community Center.

"He was very loved, always energetic. He's going to be very missed," said Debbie Marshall, nurse at the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

Hundreds Salute Detective, Officer Slain During Manhunt

Friends and colleagues of Detective Jeremiah MacKay and Officer Michael Crain raised their glasses Friday night for the husbands and fathers killed allegedly by a fugitive former police officer at the heart of a massive manhunt. Beverly White reports from Corona for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2013.

(Published Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013)

MacKay's funeral will be held Thursday morning at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore.

Accomodations are available for mourners attending the funeral, donated by gracious hotel owners and anonymous supporters.

The owner of Crest Lodge is offering free cabins MacKay's family, friends and colleagues. Some rooms at the Hilton Hotel in San Bernardino have been donated to MacKay's loved ones for free. Rooms at the San Bernardino Hilton and the Best Western in Rancho Cucamonga are $69 per night, a nearly 50 percent discount.

Revenge Plot Victims Remembered

Friends and family of those who died in a series of revenge plot shootings that authorities say were carried out by a fired LAPD officer remember their loved ones. Chuck Henry reports during NBC4's special "Manifesto for Murder" on Feb. 15, 2013.

(Published Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013)

MacKay was celebrated Feb. 15, along with a Riverside police Officer Michael Crain, who was also killed by Dorner. The event last Friday was at an annual fundraiser organized by MacKay to raise money for the Fallen Officers Memorial Fund. The event had been scheduled before MacKay was killed.

MacKay was the Sheriff's Department's official bagpiper and, in that role, he often performed at officers' funerals.

MacKay is survived by his wife, a 7-year-old daughter and a 4-month-old son.